Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 392 · 40 questions

Tip (Find the real question): Background: “Tell me about yourself”, “Walk me through your résumé”. Motivation: “Why this course / internship?”. Future plans: “Where do you see yourself in five years?”. Handling problems: “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” What you would add: “Why should we choose you?” — link your skills to the role. “Tell me about yourself” in 1–2 minutes: what you study → one or two strengths with proof → why this place fits your goal. If you don’t know an answer, say so honestly.

1. 1.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 15 minutes (b) half an hour (c) 1 to 2 minutes (d) 10 seconds
2. 2.True or false: “I am in Class 12 and enjoy maths. Last summer I taught younger children at our society’s free tuition, so I want to study education.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) your background
4. 4.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make something up (c) say so honestly (d) stay silent
5. 5.True or false: “I am a Class 11 student who reads a lot. I run our class library corner and would love to help at the school library.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
8. 8.True or false: “I just finished Class 12 in commerce. Helping at my uncle’s shop on weekends taught me billing and patience, so this cashier role interests me.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “Well, my name is on the form, so you know it already.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
10. 10.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) your future plans (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
11. 11.True or false: “I am the best student in my school and I am good at everything.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I am the best student in my school and I am good at everything.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
13. 13.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your background
14. 14.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I am a Class 11 student who reads a lot. I run our class library corner and would love to help at the school library.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
16. 16.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your family tree (b) study, strengths, goal (c) your full life story (d) all your hobbies
17. 17.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
20. 20.True or false: “Well, my name is on the form, so you know it already.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) your background
22. 22.True or false: “I am in Class 12 and enjoy maths. Last summer I taught younger children at our society’s free tuition, so I want to study education.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I am a first-year computer science student. I build small websites for school clubs and want to learn in a real team this summer.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
24. 24.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) laugh it off (b) answer anything (c) ask them to rephrase (d) look away
25. 25.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
27. 27.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
31. 31.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
33. 33.True or false: “I am a first-year computer science student. I build small websites for school clubs and want to learn in a real team this summer.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I was born in 2008. My father’s name is… my mother’s name is… I have two cousins…” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I am in Class 12 and enjoy maths. Last summer I taught younger children at our society’s free tuition, so I want to study education.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
36. 36.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
38. 38.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I am the best student in my school and I am good at everything.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False

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